zaffer
or zaf·fre
[ zaf-er ]
noun
an artificial mixture, resembling smalt, containing cobalt oxide and, usually, silica, used to produce a blue color in glass and in ceramic glazes.
Origin of zaffer
1Words Nearby zaffer
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How to use zaffer in a sentence
zaffer was accompanied on this visit to the Pacha by the prime vizier of Cambaya, and both were received with much honour.
The same day on which we anchored near Diu, one Khojah zaffer came on board in a galley.
British Dictionary definitions for zaffer
zaffer
zaffre
/ (ˈzæfə) /
noun
impure cobalt oxide, used to impart a blue colour to enamels
Origin of zaffer
1C17: from Italian zaffera; perhaps related to Latin sapphīrus sapphire
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